Football Preview: Lone Peak Knights vs. Corner Canyon Chargers
Lone Peak is 2-7 against Corner Canyon since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lone Peak Knights will host the Corner Canyon Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lone Peak is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Timpview, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Lone Peak was ranked second). Lone Peak came out on top against Timpview by a score of 31-24 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
The critical scores for Lone Peak came from Sean Tahi, Breckin Carr, and Ike Staley.
Lone Peak didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jayden Mayberry. Another thorn in Timpview's side was Landan Goff, who made 15 total tackles and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Corner Canyon came tearing into Thursday's game with 13 straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Ascenders 35-34.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Helamen Casuga and his top target Jerome Myles. Casuga threw for 330 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt while Myles picked up 125 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Meza, who picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lone Peak's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Corner Canyon, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Lone Peak lost to Corner Canyon at home by a decisive 35-21 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Lone Peak have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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